Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 review – quad core tablet with Bluetooth and GPS

The Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 is a 7 inch tablet that is powered by MediaTek quad core processor. It supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. There is no SIM card slot. The hardware is very powerful and comes at an affordable price tag of Rs. 4,849.

Design and Display
The tablet is slim and looks really good (like a big phone). It is slightly curved on the rear and there are no sharp edges. The black colour and the greyish back with texture blend well. It is plastic body with good built quality. Weight with battery is 264 grams and the tablet is 9.46mm thick.

3.5mm audio jack and micro USB port is placed on the top. Power button and volume rocker are on the right side and there is a micro SD card slot on the back.

The capacitive IPS touch screen is 7 inches supporting 1024 x 600 pixels resolution. Touch is smooth and viewing angles are okay. There is no LED notification and only one sensor, accelerometer.

Memory and Storage
This tab comes with 1GB RAM, 8GB storage and 32GB micro SD card support. Of the 8GB storage you will get around 5.1 GB for apps and of the 1GB RAM you will get around 642MB free on the first boot.

OTG is supported and apps are getting installed on the internal storage.

Camera and Entertainment
There is single camera, a VGA camera on the front. Camera quality is no good. The Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 can play full HD videos.

Gaming
I played asphalt 8, the game got installed on the internal storage. Game play was very smooth. The Tab is powerful and can play many high end games, but the game are getting installed on the internal storage – you may run out of space if you are install many high end games.

Others
The tab support Dolby sound, it sounds great on earphone. There is a single speaker on this tablet and it is placed on the front.

No other issues found with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth. There is GPS but I guess it is not much of use unless you are using the net (or if you download the maps and use it offline) and since there is no built in SIM slot you will need to use Wi-Fi to connect to Wi-Fi source.

Battery
There is 3450 mAh that does a pretty good job with about 4 to 5 hours of usage time.

Task

Time

Battery drop (%) (max temp)

Running Benchmark apps

23 minutes

7% (34)

FHD video playback with Wi-Fi on + full brightness

19 minutes

7% (34)

Asphalt 8 Game Play

15 minutes

5% (35)

Verdict
If you are specially looking for a tablet with a low price tag, the Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 is one of the best options available. The performance is very good and so is the price tag of under Rs. 5000. There is no built in 3G / 2G support, but you can use 3G enabled dongle (you will need check the dongle that will work).

74 Comments

After using this device around 10 months, I can say…. The Tab performance is far better than lava or datawind tabs. As gogi sir says that Many High End Game is Playable on this SUPER Cool Budget Friendly Tab !!!

There are apps that decrease brightness and some decrease blue light that promises to improve sleep even while reading at night. There is screenward available that are designed for anti glare, scratch also that costs 500. kindle reading devices supports eink, but we will miss other reading apps such as scribd. If u are using the device at places where there is no wifi coverage then a7-30 model is suggested which which has sim card slot and supports only 2g network.

With 10k, notion ink Cain 8 is suggested. 8inch screen size, HDMI, and 3g are some of the features that other models u have mentioned doesn’t have. I have also read it doesn’t support GPS. As u are stressing for ebook, PDF reading u can enquire for kindle devices which promises weeks of battery life when charged only once. And also has some technology that is anti glare and that can be read comfortably under sunlight/daylight and comfortable reading at night.

please note that you can’t use whatsapp using a single number on 2 devices simultaneously.
you need 2 different phone numbers to use it on 2 devices.

Now steps for installing it on a device without sim card……
1.install the whatsapp apk on the tablet and do the obvious registrations and stuff.but provide the number you want to use it with.(at this point you should have this number working on any phone)
2.the app will text you with a code on your phone
3.a timer will appear on the tablet.let it end.
4.a new option to get the code on call will appear on the tablet after the timer ends.click on it
5.you will receive a call on your phone and hear the code.
6.enter this code on the tablet,and voila….

you now have whats app up and running on your tablet.you can now remove that number from the phone if not needed

dear gogi sir,
i need 100 tablet for reading e-books and playing videoes only for my students. non-calling tabs can also help me. i want to know which will be the best and cheapest tab for my reqirements?

Gogi,I Want To Buy A Tab For Just Gaming And Videos With Good Display,Battery life,Otg Support,Update To Latest Android OS And Good Sound via Loudspeakers.So What Will You Suggest Me Xolo Tegra Play Note Or Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10?Good Aftersale Service And Customer Support.

Kanna, am not sure, but if you are planning to get one better check it at local stores and then buy. Some dongles ask for login / pass before accessing the net and some work directly. The one that works directly without any login / pass will work.

Of course the promised Lollipop update adds to the appeal. One good reason to wait before buying this is that the Tab 2 A-30 is due for release in March with similar specs except that it will have 16 gb of internal storage and a sim slot to boot. That also may receive the Lollipop update and only costs about 30$ more.

Gogi, only two questions
1) Was the FHD video playback smooth when you tested it? Some reviewer on Snapdeal was complaining that there is a stutter in video playback
2) Does the battery take a long time to charge? Some reviewer was saying it takes almost 4 hours to charge. I plan to buy this(or the A-30) for travel and a long charging time will be unpleasant.

No doubt the Nvidia Tegra Note is better. Apparently even the OTA Lollipop update is already available and the pressure-sensitive screen with stylus is a pleasant extra to the extremely powerful CPU and GPU. But the trouble is that it is Xolo not Nvidia who take responsibility for customer service. If your device develops some fault or anything your 8 k is down the drain. 8 k is not that much and may seem worth the risk to many, but Xolo have a very bad reputation for customer service. Lenovo may not be perfect but are much better than Xolo.

The days are gone when Xolo had bad service I think you dont use a xolo handeset coz i am using since 1.5 years my first handset got a little touch problem but xolo gave me a replacement that to a latest model within 8 days